Slow down. Enjoy everything the coming season has to offer. Fall is short, but winter is long. Take each day as it comes, and give the Lord His crown as the king of your day. [Click title to read more.]
Category: faith and growth
Vague Spiritual Goals Will Ruin You
The grand idea is one of Satan's greatest temptations to failure; you become so enraptured by the vision of what you want to do that you never actually think about how it is you're going to get there. [Click title to read more.]
Stop Caring So Much About Results
Sometimes you give your all and the results are nothing great. Nothing special. Sometimes actively awful. That doesn't always mean you're doing it wrong. [Click title to read more.]
My New Bible Study Is Available On Amazon!
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Coincidentally, All Our Sins Always Happen To Be In The Distant Past
It's more than a little disingenuous to pretend that our 'worst' sins are always something that we recovered from a while back, the remnants of a time long-ago in early Christian-hood before we became the strong believers we are now. [Click title to read more.]
The Price God Pays When We Bear His Name
You've misrepresented the kingdom. I have. We all have. Whether it was simply an off day or a deliberate decision, we've done things bearing the office of Christian faith that have embarrassed the God we worship. We have taken the Name we bear and we've dragged it through the mud. [Click title to read more.]
The Future of America Does Not Depend On Politics. It Depends On You.
It's easy to complain. It's easy to pretend to ourselves that one vote or one candidate will make or break something. It's a lot less easy to go out and do the work of love. For all of us who sit around complaining about the way the world is, I wonder: have we been doing all that we can do to serve? [Click title to read more.]
Your Revelation Is Coming
Some revelations take longer to receive than others. And some come only at certain, special times. Be patient, but be ready. [Click title to read more.]
If You’re Having Trouble With Your Spiritual Sight, Try Looking Within
People often assume that Christianity is a faith that focuses on the external: on evangelizing others, on outward fruit and expressions of faith. It is external, in that sense, but it is also a deeply internal faith: it requires us to look inside our own hearts.[Click title to read more.]
The Practice of Reorientation
More and more, I am becoming convinced that reorientation - not of ourselves to landmarks, but of ourselves to God - is a vital part of the Christian life. Maybe one of the most vital. [Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 